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Shasta

Ghost town · Alexander County, Illinois

Thebes quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500)
Thebes quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Shasta is a ghost town in Alexander County, Illinois, recorded as human settlement in Alexander County, Illinois, United States of America. It is the only former community in Alexander County recorded on the federal names register, out of 208 across Illinois.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shasta as a historical populated place on the Thebes topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.1317° N, 89.3951° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleThebes
Elevation332 ft
Nearest living townCommerce, MO
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1736157
Coordinates37.13172, -89.39508

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What's there now

Shasta is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Commerce, MO (population 147), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 332 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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